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GROWINGOPPORTUNITIES

››› VALUE PROPOSITIONThe City of Miramichi is aggressively looking to attract marijuana production facilities and value added production facilities to meet the expected growth in the medical marijuana and anticipated recreational marijuana sectors.

Our value proposition to companies operating in these sectors is:

1). Fully serviced light industrial property that can be transferred to qualified companies for as low as $1.00 (with approved development agreement).

2). A Municipal Grant program that is tailored towards the capital investment of companies in this sector. The program determines, on a case by case basis, the eligible amount of infrastructure investment made by qualified and approved companies and reimburses up to 5% of this investment over a five year period.*

3). Negotiated water rate discounts for qualified and approved companies*

4) Power availability

*Subject to approval by Municipal Council.

The City of Miramichi is a dynamic community located in North Eastern New Brunswick, Canada. The world famous Miramichi River runs through this picturesque city and continues to serve its historic tradition as one of the global transportation links for the region. The city, with a population of 17,811 (Statcan, 2011), serves as an industrial and business center for approximately 68,000 of the Miramichi region.

The municipality has committed to a strategy of economic growth and diversification of its traditional resource based industries. While not ignoring this important segment of, not only its history, but also, its current economy, the strategy is focused on numerous key sectors. More recently one of these sectors is the growing cannabis industry. The municipality is highly motivated to see this new industry establish a foot-hold within the City and has proactively pursued policies and procedures to attract quality investors in this field. As a hub of the northeast, Miramichi is ideally suited to new industries looking to expand or relocate. Currently, the City of Miramichi operates and maintains two industrial park locations within its boundaries, each containing available properties for development. This City is currently in the process of identifying and, where necessary, acquiring the necessary parcels of land to designate as large value-added development properties. These strategic properties are being designated based on the potential needs of sector producers and manufacturers and will be soon available to qualified and approved developers in the cannabis sector. In addition to these parcels, the City of Miramichi’s Chatham Industrial Park location is ideally suited for the location of support industry clusters. These fully serviced industrial park lots are eligible for the City’s property acquisition program that can assist new business by offering a transfer of ownership at no cost to the business*. The municipality is prepared to have all of its departments work together to provide a high level of service to developers who are looking to invest within our city. In addition, we are committed to liaise with the Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission to ensure that the building permits, inspections and waste management services needs of developers are addressed in a timely and efficient manner by this partner organization.

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CITY OF MIRAMICHI GROWING OPPORTUNITIES

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Dieppe

Edmundston

Fredericton

Moncton

Miramichi (current)

Miramichi (proposed)

Qusipamsis

Riverview

Saint John

The City of Miramichi’s strategic land acquisition program has considered the proximity to the required power supplies, water and sewerage distribution systems (health Canada required) and other needs of developers in this sector. When compared to other cities in New Brunswick, The City of Miramichi’s water and sewerage rates are among the lowest in the province. In 2016 the City’s water was also judged to be the “best tasting water in Atlantic Canada” by the Atlantic Canada Water and Wastewater Association; a testament to the quality and efficiency of not only our distribution and monitoring systems, but also our employees and management.

AVERAGE WATER AND SEWER RATES 2016

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TRANSPORTATION LINKS

The City of Miramichi offers many options for reaching your market, or, having your suppliers reach you. Strategically located in Northeastern NB at the intersection of Highway 8 and Highway 11, two of the main North-South Highways in the province, Miramichi is within easy reach of Eastern Canadian and US markets.

Rail service, provided through the CN Rail system, opens additional markets stretching as far south as the Gulf of Mexico and west to the Pacific Coast of North America.

On the global scale, the Miramichi Airport, with one of the longest runways in Atlantic Canada at 10,006 feet, can provide the potential for in-bound and outgoing air freight.

Historically the Miramichi River, which winds its way through the City of Miramichi, has been a major waterway system and today barge services are available to manufacturers who have the need to move oversized materials to market. Located North on Highway 8, within 90 minutes of Miramichi, is the Port of Belledune, a deep water, year round port offering some of the shortest shipping routes between large European and North American markets.

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2,000 KM83 MILLION CONSUMERS

1,250 KM23.5 MILLION CONSUMERS

500 KM2.5 MILLION CONSUMERS

2,750 KM133 MILLION CONSUMERS

MIRAMICHI

CHICAGO

DETROIT

CLEVELAND

PITTSBURGH

WASHINGTON

PHILADELPHIA

NEW YORK

BOSTON

SYDNEYCHARLOTTETOWN

HALIFAXSAINT JOHN

MONCTON

FREDERICTONMONTREAL

QUEBEC CITY

TORONTO

Urban Center Kilometers Miles

New Brunswick

Moncton 141 88

Fredericton 172 107

Saint John 279 174

Nova Scotia

Halifax 405 253

Sydney 595 370

Prince Edward Island

Charlottetown 276 172

Quebec

Quebec 590 367

Montreal 842 526

Ontario

Toronto 1381 863

USA

Boston, MA 824 515

New York, NY 1181 738

Pittsburg, PA 1795 1115

Chicago, IL 2300 1417


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NewcastleIndustrial Park

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Miramichi River

Miramichi Bay

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TRANSPORTATION LINK MAPS

If you are interested in finding out more information about the City of Miramichi and how you might qualify for our incentive program, contact:

City of Miramichi Department of Economic Development and Tourism141 Henry StMiramichi, NB E1V 2N5 Canada

Director: Jeff MacTavish (506) 623-2062 office (506) 624-7041 cell [email protected]



Economic Development Officer: Paul R. McGraw, MA, Ec.D.Office (506) 623-5383Cell (506) [email protected]

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C-11PID# 40207375

0.81 Ha.

C-6PID# 40304107

0.58 Ha.

C-1PID#

403040991.27 Ha.

C-2PID#

402007431.37 Ha.

C-3PID#

403040650.93 Ha.

C- 4PID #

403040570.93 Ha.

C-5PID #

403040400.77 Ha.

C-13PID# 40201329

1.00 Ha.

C-12PID # 40207383

1.45 Ha.

C-16PID# 40314106 40314114 40314098 40206807

C-15PID# 40196271

8.77 Ha.

C-10PID# 40196271

1.95 Ha.

C- 9PID# 40469959

0.55 Ha.

C- 8PID# 40196271

0.65 Ha.

C-7PID# 4020733

C-14PID# 40206799

1.09 Ha.

Cripp’s Court

Walsh Avenue

Highway 11

Walsh Avenue

Dan Cripp’s Street

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CHATHAM INDUSTRIAL PARK

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CHATHAM INDUSTRIAL PARK EXTENSION



CITY OF MIRAMICHI - OUR PEOPLE


Demographic and Workforce Indicators

Table 1 details demographic indicators for the City of Miramichi and adjacent counties (kent, Northumberland, and Gloucester), providing a full picture of the work force that will be available to D+H within approximately 100 kilometers. Please note that the sum numbers may not match their totals perfectly on account of the best 5 rounding system used by Statistics Canada to meet their confidentiality requirements.

Table 5: Demographic Snapshot of Miramichi and surrounding Counties

Indicator TotalTotal Population 156,980Persons with post-secondary Degrees 55,665Persons who speak both English and French 72,225Source: statistics Canada, National Household Survey and Census, 2011

Table 6, found on the following page, provides a breakdown of workforce indicators, including all persons employed by national occupation classification. It covers the same geography as Table 1.

The area in red is the geography covered in green

Table 6: Work force indicators for Miramchi and Surrounding Counties

Labour Force Indicators TotalPersons in labour force 78,265Persons employed 64,760Person unemployed 13,505

Persons Employed by National Occupation Classification TotalManagement occupation 5,355

Business, finance and administration occupations 9,590Natural and applied sciences and related occupations 2,345Health occupations 5,910Occupations in educations, law and social, community and government services 8,765Occupation in art, culture, recreation and sport 1,120Sales and service occupations 17,310Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations 15,925Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 5,330Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 5,135

Source: statistics Canada, National Household Survey and Census, 2011

WHY MIRAMICHI - ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE


Miramichi’s energy needs are provided through NB Power, a Crown Corporation that is well positioned to provide industrial clients sufficient capacity to satisfy the needs of the cannabis sector.

NB Power: Industrial Rate ScheduleThose customers in all areas serviced by NB Power who use electricity for manufacturing or processing and have minimum contracted demand of 750 kilowatts (kW) are eligible for the large industrial rate class. Others will likely fall under the small industrial rate class. More details on the different rate classes can be found on NBPower.com. (Note: kWh is an abbreviation for kilowatt hour).

Competitive Rates:The following chart demonstrates how competitive New Brunswick’s power rates are when compared to most American cities and cities in Eastern Canada. Please note that no cities in Iowa were considered in the study.

NB Power Declining DiscountYear $kW a month Year $kW a month1 $3.75 4 $1.002 $3.00 5 $0.753 $2.25 6 $0.00

Source: NB Power Policy Manual.

New facilities coming into service after April 1, 2000 or facilities that were substantially shut down as of October 1, 2000 are eligible for a Declining Discount Firm Rate on demand charges for their additional firm load. The declining discount is available for five years to customers who are served directly by the NB Power transmission system, have an additional firm load of at least 5,000 kW, and have signed a five year agreement with NB Power for the total load for the customer’s account at the site.

NB Power Large Industrial RatesService Class Charge Type RateSmall Industrial Demand Charge $6.90 per kW

Energy Charge (first 100 kWh 13.39¢ per kWhEnergy Charge (balance kWh) 6.32¢ per kWh

Large Industrial Demand Charge $14.07 per kW of the billing demand per monthEnergy Charge 5.20¢ per kWh for all kWh per month

Source: NB Power, rates effective July 1, 2018.

Table 1: Source 2016, Hydro Quebec study of North American Power Rates

Director: Jeff MacTavishDepartment of Economic Development & Tourism(506) 623-2062 office(506) 624-7041 [email protected]

Economic Development Officer:Paul R. McGraw, MA, Ec.D.Office (506) 623-5383Cell (506) [email protected]

City of Miramichi Department of Economic Development & Tourism141 Henry StMiramichi, NB E1V 2N5 Canada

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